A set of two prints in original folders. Color linocut, printing area 15×14 cm, graphic sheet 21×29.6 cm, numbered 31/70, signed M. Manojlín 2017
About the author:
Martin Manojlín (1972) graduated in 1995 from the Faculty of Education at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, where he studied Czech language - art education. It was there that he began to discover his interest in graphic art, especially in relief printing techniques.
He honed his artistic talent under the guidance of outstanding printmakers such as Prof. Miloš Michálek and Alois Kračmar. Since 2015, he has been a member of SČUG Hollar.
In his graphic work, Martin Manojlín focuses on relief printing techniques – predominantly linocut in combination with woodcut and printing from various structural materials. These are mostly multi-color overprints from several matrices, and the printing process is considerably complicated, so the author prints all sheets exclusively himself. He often cuts away the matrix before printing another color and also uses structures of various materials in printing, or prints on colored papers to enhance the work's expression.
Martin Manojlín engages in both unbound prints and ex-libris. Since 2011, he has printed ex-libris almost exclusively on A4 paper format. Natural motifs dominate his art, which he translates into both concrete depictions and abstract forms. His work has been repeatedly recognized at various competitions, triennials, and biennials in the Czech Republic and abroad.
